Forest fragmentation creates numerous boundaries and microclimates that affect organisms of all taxa. I studied the composition of insect communities across two forest fragments of different sizes, as well as continuous forest and pasture. Pitfall traps and sweep netting techniques were used to sample 888 insects overall. The fragments had similar numbers of insects and morphospecies, regardless of size. The pasture had the most morphospecies present. In addition, Forest edges consistently showed higher abundance and diversity than forest cores. This indicates that reduction of habitable land does not always reduce the numbers of individuals and species, and in some cases can increase them. Only four of the total 145 morphospecies sampled ...
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Ci...
Deforestation and forest fragmentation has been shown to have varying effects on biodiversity. In ge...
Deforestation and forest fragmentation has been shown to have varying effects on biodiversity. In ge...
Forest fragmentation creates numerous boundaries and microclimates that affect organisms of all taxa...
This experiment compared communities of ground-dwelling insects in gaps and closed canopy forest in ...
This experiment compared communities of ground-dwelling insects in gaps and closed canopy forest in ...
This experiment compared communities of ground-dwelling insects in gaps and closed canopy forest in ...
This experiment compared communities of ground-dwelling insects in gaps and closed canopy forest in ...
Human activities have led to global simplification of ecosystems, among which Neotropical dry forest...
Aim: We evaluated the effects of forest island size, isolation, and area in the landscape driving te...
Aim: We evaluated the effects of forest island size, isolation, and area in the landscape driving te...
Loss and fragmentation of natural ecosystems are widely recognized as the most important threats to ...
Tropical forests, the richest ecosystems on earth, are rapidly disappearing. This is causing the los...
Tropical forests, the richest ecosystems on earth, are rapidly disappearing. This is causing the los...
The effects of forest fragmentation on beetle species composition were investigated in an experiment...
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Ci...
Deforestation and forest fragmentation has been shown to have varying effects on biodiversity. In ge...
Deforestation and forest fragmentation has been shown to have varying effects on biodiversity. In ge...
Forest fragmentation creates numerous boundaries and microclimates that affect organisms of all taxa...
This experiment compared communities of ground-dwelling insects in gaps and closed canopy forest in ...
This experiment compared communities of ground-dwelling insects in gaps and closed canopy forest in ...
This experiment compared communities of ground-dwelling insects in gaps and closed canopy forest in ...
This experiment compared communities of ground-dwelling insects in gaps and closed canopy forest in ...
Human activities have led to global simplification of ecosystems, among which Neotropical dry forest...
Aim: We evaluated the effects of forest island size, isolation, and area in the landscape driving te...
Aim: We evaluated the effects of forest island size, isolation, and area in the landscape driving te...
Loss and fragmentation of natural ecosystems are widely recognized as the most important threats to ...
Tropical forests, the richest ecosystems on earth, are rapidly disappearing. This is causing the los...
Tropical forests, the richest ecosystems on earth, are rapidly disappearing. This is causing the los...
The effects of forest fragmentation on beetle species composition were investigated in an experiment...
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Ci...
Deforestation and forest fragmentation has been shown to have varying effects on biodiversity. In ge...
Deforestation and forest fragmentation has been shown to have varying effects on biodiversity. In ge...